Juneau Sends Dancers Around The Country And Beyond
Several Juneau teenagers are heading to the nation’s best dance programs this summer – one is even going to Russia. Within the next few weeks, five students from Juneau Dance Unlimited will leave Alaska to practice their techniques and expand their horizons in New York City, Pittsburgh, Boston, Houston, and Moscow.
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Body Discovered Near Bartlett High School
Monday a body was found in a wooded area near Bartlett High School in Anchorage. Police say the body was decomposed and there are no obvious signs of foul play. An autopsy may help discover the cause of death. No identity yet released.
Man Drowns In Butte Creek After ATV Rollover
An all-terrain vehicle loaded with three people tipped in Butte Creek last Friday and one person was later pulled out dead.
Woman Attacked By Moose In Kincaid Park
A woman was attacked by a cow moose in Kincaid Park in Anchorage Monday. Parks and Rec says the incident occurred when the woman and her husband were taking an evening walk on the Mize Loop Trail and inadvertently came between the moose and her calf.
No Charges To Be Levied Against Man Who Shot Moose In Denali Park
The National Park Service says there will be no charges against the man who shot a cow moose last week near the Denali National Park visitor center.
Senate Begins Immigration Debate, Alaska’s Senators in the Middle
The Senate kicks off debate on the latest immigration overhaul. Both of Alaska's moderate Senators could be swing votes.
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APD Bans Officers From Shooting At Moving Vehicles, Most Of The Time
Anchorage Police announced a new policy on Tuesday aimed at preventing officers from shooting at moving vehicles. A practice that has increased over the past few years.
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Fisheries Regulators Take Steps Toward Conservation Of Bering Sea Canyons
Carved into the Bering Sea shelf are some of the ocean's largest underwater canyons. The bigger ones run more than a mile deep, and in spots they're dense with corals and sponges. They're also home to some commercial fisheries, and factory trawlers will often go there to catch pollock. Now, fisheries regulators have charted a path for managing this habitat, which allows for future conservation measures.
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Gyre Project to Study Marine Debris Through Science and Art
An ambitious expedition to study ocean trash launched from Seward on June 7. The Gyre project is a collaboration between the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska SeaLife Center, among other organizations, to document the impact of marine debris along Alaska’s shoreline – and across the globe.
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UAF Professors Collaborate To Develop Engineering School In Mongolia
A group of University of Alaska, Fairbanks Professors will develop an engineering school in Mongolia over the next few years. UAF signed a contract this spring with the American University of Mongolia in that country’s capital, where the new school will be based.
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Sitka Barge Line Plans Southeast Expansion
A Sitka-based barge line hopes to return to serving Southeast by the end of the year. It depends on a shipping-industry shuffle, where a much larger company is trying to absorb its chief competitor.
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Brown Bear Cub Found Near Platinum
A young brown bear cub was recently found near Platinum and turned into the Fish and Game office in Bethel. The bear was a tiny male, 9 pounds in all. It was reportedly being chased by some dogs so Jay Bitney picked him up to try to keep him safe. Bitney had been in the area for work, crushing gravel.
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AKDOT Unable to Find Tustumena Stand-In
An open call for vessels that could fill in for the Tustumena ferry has ended, and the state came up empty-handed.
Man Dies After Falling Overboard In Copper River Delta
A man overboard from a fishing vessel in the Copper River Delta could not be revived when he was pulled back aboard Monday. He's identified as Cornell Perry Bean Junior, 40, of Kake, who went overboard from the "Esperanza." They say he was only in the water for about ten minutes.
Anchorage teens find more than just a summer job on public lands
When Alex Zimmerman was young, she loved the outdoors and told people she wanted to be a “bug scientist” when she grew up.
But her career plans really began to take shape last year when she was accepted into Youth Employment in Parks.
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I am a Paramotorist
Chris Reynolds has spent most of his life chasing the ever elusive "hang time," sports like snowboarding provide. Recently, Reynolds has found a new love and a new adrenaline high: Paramotoring.
Air Force Allowing Another Month Of Public Comment On Draft EIS
The Air Force will give Alaska’s leaders and the public an extra month to compile their comments on a draft environmental impact statement released last month.
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Scientists Seek More Protection For Tongass National Forest’s Streams
A group of scientists is calling on Congress to provide greater protection from development for scores of streams on Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
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Sealaska Land Bill Scheduled For Congressional Markup
The Sealaska land bill is scheduled for markup during a congressional hearing this week. Representative Don Young’s main legislation would convey about 70,000 acres of Tongass National Forest timberlands to Sealaska.
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FEMA Assesses Galena Damages
The Federal Emergency Management Agency toured Galena this weekend to estimate how much monetary damage was done by this year’s flood.
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